14 Apr 1949
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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1949
Page
1
The piece surveys last year’s Federal Aid to Education bill proposing 300 million dollars yearly to states at five dollars per pupil. It notes intense debate over federal control versus equal educational opportunities and warns control could grow if the public remains indifferent.
In a note on enduring relics, the piece suggests White House remodeling debris could become sought after by souvenir hunters for centuries. Also mentions various local visits, and ends with an ad for water heaters at Smith's Store offering gas electric and oil options at low prices.
The Thompson Study Club plans an April 26 style show at Thompson High School gym. The event features old costumes, 1949 models, a one act play Joint Owners in Spain, and a German Band from Scarville sponsored by Myron Teague. Admission 50 cents includes lunch in Home Economics rooms after the program.
The Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service estimates 160000 sows farrowed in December 1948 to February 1949, more than double the 77000 litters a year earlier and the highest on record for the first three months of the spring farrowing season. December to February typically shows the lightest spring farrow with under 5 percent of the season.
Iowa farmers expect December February farrowings to account for 7 to percent of spring total for 1949. December forecasts predicted about 2,048,000 sows farrowing in spring 1949, up 20 percent from 1948. Early pigs rise suggests more hogs for August and September markets. Central heating and electricity boost pig production. monthly sow farrow estimates are funded by USDA matching funds via Iowa Department of Agriculture.
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